3.0.0 6336 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z House HR 2016-11-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 6336.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[[Page H6301]][Page H6300]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-09T18:01:04Z Referred to 2016-11-17T14:01:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-11-17T14:01:20Z B-CROP Act of 2016 114 3408 S 2016-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2016-12-09 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2016-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-17 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2016-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2016-11-17 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-11-29 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-11-29 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2016-12-01 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2016-12-06 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 00 2016-11-17 Introduced in House 2017-03-27T17:40:18Z Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016

This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas.

In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service.

USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that:

  • have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents,
  • are experiencing out-migration,
  • have a high percentage of low-income residents, and
  • are isolated from other significant population centers.

A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider.

The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees.

]]> B-CROP Act of 2016 Display Title B-CROP Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced B-CROP Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6336ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6336ih.xml 2016-12-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.